Articles by Northern Miner Staff

“Go north, young man, go north.” But not in Ontario. There’s nothing wrong with the geological environment in that once-prosperous province, but governments are changing the fiscal and operating envir…

Persistence appears to have paid off for Taseko Mines (VSE), a Vancouver-based junior that has been battling base metal giant Cominco (TSE) for the past six years to regain control of its Fish Lake co…

A block of claims in the historic Greenwood mining camp of southern British Columbia is about to be acquired by Tropicana Developments (VSE). The company is negotiating to acquire claims near the old …

A $100-million Green Plan initiative designed to protect the Canadian Arctic’s fragile environment and preserve the health of northern people has been announced by the federal government. The Arctic …

Gold funds as of May 7 BGR Central Net Value $8.67 $4.99 Price $7.50 $4.550 Discount 13.49% 8.8% Value $51,622,490 $76,55…

Thunderwood Resources (TSE) and partner Greenstone Resources (TSE) continue to intersect copper-zinc-rich sulphide mineralization while completing a 25,000-ft. drill program at their equally owned Sco…

The Goldstream mine should be ready for commissioning by mid-May, according to 50% owner and operator, Bethlehem Resources (TSE). Bethlehem President Henry Ewanchuk said he expected the startup to be …

A new exploration program involving about 20,000 ft. of drilling and costing about $500,000 at three Louvicourt Twp. properties (in the Val d’Or, Que., area) of Consolidated Abitibi Resources was star…

The Quebec government has decided to extend, for another two years, special flow-through-share tax incentives related to exploration work incurred by mining companies in the province. Finance Minister…

Mineral economics is not a highly favored academic pursuit in Canada. There are no post-graduate level programs at any Canadian university and virtually nowhere to gain any type of accreditation. Ther…

Equity Silver’s (TSE) 1992 projected mine closure has driven home the environmental cost of doing business as the long-term effects of acid rock drainage are hitting the northern British Columbia mine…

Val d’Or, Que.-based Minorca Resources (VSE) has intersected a wide sulphide zone on its Nicobi Lake base metal property in Le Tac Twp., Que. Although assays are pending, the company says the zone, me…